diff --git a/patches/exec-argv.diff b/patches/exec-argv.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e8237a11..000000000
--- a/patches/exec-argv.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-Preserve process.execArgv
-
-This ensures flags like `--prof` are passed down to the code-server process so
-we can profile everything.
-
-To test this:
-1. run `./lib/node --prof .` 
-2. in another terminal, run `ps -ejww`
-
-You should see `--prof` next to every code-server process. 
-
-Index: code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/extensionHostConnection.ts
-===================================================================
---- code-server.orig/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/extensionHostConnection.ts
-+++ code-server/lib/vscode/src/vs/server/node/extensionHostConnection.ts
-@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export class ExtensionHostConnection {
- 
- 	public async start(startParams: IRemoteExtensionHostStartParams): Promise<void> {
- 		try {
--			let execArgv: string[] = [];
-+			let execArgv: string[] = process.execArgv ? process.execArgv.filter(a => !/^--inspect(-brk)?=/.test(a)) : [];
- 			if (startParams.port && !(<any>process).pkg) {
- 				execArgv = [`--inspect${startParams.break ? '-brk' : ''}=${startParams.port}`];
- 			}
diff --git a/patches/series b/patches/series
index adab5b615..1b11c07a1 100644
--- a/patches/series
+++ b/patches/series
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@ disable-downloads.diff
 telemetry.diff
 display-language.diff
 cli-window-open.diff
-exec-argv.diff
 getting-started.diff